Bill Terry

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: October 30, 1898 in Atlanta, GA us

Died: January 9, 1989 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

Debut: September 24, 1923 (Age 24-329d, 5,819th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1936 (Age 37-328d)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1954. (Voted by BBWAA on 195/252 ballots)
View Bill Terry's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: William Harold Terry

Nicknames: Memphis Bill or Smiling Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

56.6

6428

2193

154

.341

1120

RBI

1078

OBP

.393

SLG

.506

OPS

.899

OPS+

136

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1926 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	17 (16)	May 2	NYG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
2	18	May 3	NYG		PHI	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
3	24 (5)	May 11	NYG	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
4	30 (5)	May 17	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	31	May 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	32	May 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	33	May 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
8	38 (4)	May 26	NYG		BRO	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
9	39	May 28	NYG	@	BSN	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	1	10	2
10	40	May 29 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
11	41	May 29 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	11	2	1	14	1
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	43 (1)	Jun 1	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-6	GF	35	7.1	10	0	1	11	0
13	50 (6)	Jun 8	NYG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
14	59 (8)	Jun 19	NYG		PIT	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
15	60	Jun 20	NYG		PIT	L,0-8	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
16	61	Jun 21	NYG		PHI	W,10-3	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
17	62	Jun 22	NYG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	0
18	63	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
19	64	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	12	2	0	14	4
20	65	Jun 25	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	13	1	1	15	2
21	66	Jun 28	NYG		BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
22	68 (1)	Jun 29 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	76 (7)	Jul 5 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	100 (23)	Aug 3 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0
25	102 (1)	Aug 5	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
26	108 (5)	Aug 10	NYG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
27	109	Aug 11	NYG		CHC	L,1-11	CG	45	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
28	110	Aug 14	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	31	7.2	7	0	0	7	0
29	115 (4)	Aug 21	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
30	116	Aug 22	NYG	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	118 (1)	Aug 24	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	11	1	1	13	3
32	119	Aug 25	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
33	120	Aug 26	NYG	@	PIT	L,7-15	CG	48	8.0	2	1	1	4	2
34	121	Aug 27	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	7	1	1	9	1
35	124 (2)	Aug 30	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	14	2	0	16	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	125	Sep 3	NYG		BSN	W,17-3	CG	36	9.0	18	0	0	18	2
37	126	Sep 4 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
38	127	Sep 4 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,5-9	CG	44	10.0	10	0	0	10	0
39	128	Sep 7 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
40	130 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
41	131	Sep 8 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	6	1	1	8	0
42	132	Sep 9	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	9	2	0	11	1
43	139 (6)	Sep 15	NYG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	140	Sep 16	NYG		CIN	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	141	Sep 17	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	142	Sep 18	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	143	Sep 19	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	144	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	145	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
50	146	Sep 21	NYG		CHC	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	148 (1)	Sep 24	NYG		STL	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	149	Sep 25	NYG		STL	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
							52gm		331.0	419	33	9	461	36